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Manchester City had to settle for a draw in the first leg of their Women's Champions League last-16 tie with Atletico Madrid as a late goal cancelled out Janine Beckie's early opener. Canada's Beckie had pounced on Keira Walsh's through ball to put City ahead, six minutes after Atletico's Elena Linari hit the crossbar.City seemed to be in control until Charlyn Corral's 80th-minute equaliser rocked the boat.The second leg will be played in Madrid on Wednesday, 30 October after City travel to rivals Manchester United and Arsenal in the Continental Cup and Women's Super League respectively. Atletico should have taken the lead after six minutes when England forward Toni Duggan, returning to her former club, could only blast over the bar from five yards out.Beckie showed composure moments later, after Duggan failed to take her chance in front of the home fans, who had chanted her name before kick-off.Atletico then dominated most of the possession before the break but City were a threat on the counter-attack, with Lauren Hemp getting into good positions on the left.It was Hemp who created the opening chance of the game - lifting it into Tessa Wullaert, who headed over the bar after four minutes. But Gemma Bonner was beaten for pace by Ludmila Da Silva and could only bring her down on the edge of the box in the sixth minute.Linari took advantage of the resulting free-kick - forcing a save out of City keeper Ellie Roebuck, before her rebound effort was tipped onto the bar. City had plenty of chances to double their lead with Jill Scott and Hemp causing a nuisance in the box, particularly in the second half.However, Roebuck had to be alert when Da Silva used her pace to break away again down the right and it was the Brazilian who created the equaliser, beating Demi Stokes on the byline before cutting the ball back for an unmarked Corral to slot home.It silenced the majority of the 1,219 fans in attendance - a relatively low crowd for such an anticipated tie. The result leaves the tie in the balance as City face a tough trip to Madrid against the team that knocked them out in the last 32 of the competition 13 months ago. Manchester City manager Nick Cushing: "It was a good performance. We dominated periods. We created chances - though not many clear chances. "We probably proved to ourselves we didn't play well enough last year but we can still do better. They were probably a little bit unknown to us last year. I didn't think I picked the right team last year but I wasn't going to do that again tonight. "We are capable of winning the second game. The away goal means zero because we had it last year and got beat. The away goals only really matter if you score again in the second leg. "I think we can be better at stopping the counter-attacks. We have two tough games but we want to welcome Georgia Stanway and Ellen White back and we're excited for Manchester United now." Manchester City midfielder Jill Scott: "It was tough but we put a shift in. I do think there is another gear from us to come. "We are very organised and stop a lot of counters. They have a threat up front in the pace. We know at this level, if you switch off for one moment you can be punished."We're not fearful of going over there and getting a result. I never think we won't get a goal so we are just looking forward to that game now." Atletico Madrid manager Pablo Lopez Salgado: "I tried to give small ideas of how I want my team to play. I have an extraordinary group with players who want to learn. They make it very easy for me. "We controlled the game. It was a good result for us but we could have won. But obviously I am very happy overall."Atletico Madrid forward Duggan: "It was tough. We lost our coach which is always difficult. I am so proud of the team - it means so much to us. "The performance we put in, with the injuries we have got, the week we have had, it was a positive performance from us all."The morale has been amazing. It was difficult for everyone when he [former coach Jose Luis Sanchez Vera] left the club. The togetherness in the group is unbelievable. "We haven't seen the best from Atletico but we are near the top of the table and competing in the Champions League."

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump, facing bipartisan condemnation over Turkey's invasion of Syria, defended his handling of the matter on Wednesday as "strategically brilliant" and downplayed the U.S. alliance with the Kurds, whom he repeatedly described as "not angels." "It's not our problem," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, hours before Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are set to travel to Turkey to try to negotiate a ceasefire and avoid a humanitarian crisis. In remarks throughout the day,Trump dismissed mounting criticism on Capitol Hill and from other allies in the region while further questioningthe Kurds, many of whom fought alongside U.S. troops against ISIS.The House is set to vote Wednesday on a bipartisan resolution condemning Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. During an East Room press conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the president welcomed reports that Russian troops had entered regions once occupied by a small number of U.S. special forces – a stance that ran counter to the views of many lawmakers who expressed concern about Russia's involvement. "Frankly, if Russia is going to help the Kurds that’s a good thing," Trump said. The president's latest remarks came days after he appeared to diminish the U.S.-Kurd alliance by saying the group is "fighting for their land" and noting thatthe Kurds had not fought with Allied powers in World War II. Trump said one group of Kurds, the Kurdistan Workers' Party was "more of a terrorist threat" than ISIS. "They're not angels," Trump said Wednesday. "Go back and take a look." The U.S. considers the Kurdistan Workers' Party – or the PKK – a terrorist organization. The U.S. allied with an offshoot of that group, the People’s Protection Units – or YPG – to fight ISIS in Syria. The alliance with YPG had raised concerns from some U.S. officials at the time.

These are glory days for anyone seeking small-displacement sporty bikes with budget-friendly price tags. The Yamaha YZF-R3 has filled that niche since 2015. Now the R3 is redesigned for ’19 with sleek new bodywork that makes it look like its bigger, more powerful siblings. A redesigned fuel tank should help riders nestle in behind a more aerodynamic front fairing. There’s a clean new LCD dash pod, too. Power comes from the same sweet 321-cc twin-cylinder engine, backed by a six-speed. Yamaha improved the R3’s suspension with an inverted KYB front fork that is said to dole out a smoother ride and increased capability on tight corners. Like most small bikes, the R3 is a great one for shorter riders thanks to its 30.7-inch seat height. The Yamaha R3 is an entry level sport motorcycle, designed to compete with rivals in 300 cc sector, such as the Kawasaki Ninja 300, Honda CBR300R, and KTM 390 series. It is designed as a well-balanced sport motorcycle, with some design similarity to R25, such as engine (which is bored out). With a low seat height, the windscreen sufficiently deflects the wind overhead. The 321 cc performance-oriented engine is lightweight, powerful, and has a wide power band. Most of the power can be found from 7,000 rpm to redline (12,500 rpm approx.). The engine uses a downdraft induction fuel injection system and the 10-spoke cast aluminum wheels reduce unsprung weight. The cylinders are all-aluminum. For 2017, the YZF-R3 offers optional ABS. The 2018 Model has dual channel ABS and is EURO IV compliant.

The "football family and governments" need to "wage war on the racists", says Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin after the abuse of England players by home fans in Bulgaria.Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier between the sides was halted twice due to racist abuse of England players.Ceferin said football associations cannot solve the issues alone. "Only by working together in the name of decency and honour will we make progress," he said.European football's governing body Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Bulgaria, charging them with the racist behaviour, including Nazi salutes and monkey chants, of their fans.The disruption of both teams' national anthems by opposing fans will also be investigated. Monday night's scenes have been widely condemned by players and politicians.The president of the Bulgaria Football Union resigned on Tuesday after being told to quit by the country's prime minister. In a statement, Ceferin said Uefa was committed to doing everything it can "to eliminate this disease from football". Racist abuse 'clear as day' - Mings Bulgarian football chief resigns 'Unsavoury and sinister - a bleak night handled with dignity by England' "There were times, not long ago, when the football family thought that the scourge of racism was a distant memory," Ceferin said. "The last couple of years have taught us that such thinking was, at best, complacent. "The rise of nationalism across the continent has fuelled some unacceptable behaviour and some have taken it upon themselves to think that a football crowd is the right place to give voice to their appalling views." Football's world governing body Fifa said going forward it could "extend worldwide" any sanctions by Uefa, or by the other continental confederations, imposed for racist behaviour. President Gianni Infantino said the sport needed "to think more broadly on what we can do to fix this". He called racism in football an "obnoxious disease that seems to be getting even worse in some parts of the world" and said life bans from stadiums should be handed to those found guilty. "Fifa can then enforce such bans at a worldwide level." The British government said it would write to Uefa to demand more action. "There were times, not long ago, when the football family thought that the scourge of racism was a distant memory. The last couple of years have taught us that such thinking was, at best, complacent. "The rise of nationalism across the continent has fuelled some unacceptable behaviour and some have taken it upon themselves to think that a football crowd is the right place to give voice to their appalling views. "As a governing body, I know we are not going to win any po[CENSORED]rity contests. But some of the views expressed about Uefa's approach to fighting racism have been a long way off the mark. "Uefa, in close cooperation with the Fare network (Football Against Racism Europe), instituted the three-stage protocol for identifying and tackling racist behaviour during games. "Uefa's sanctions are among the toughest in sport for clubs and associations whose supporters are racist at our matches. The minimum sanction is a partial closure of the stadium - a move which costs the hosts at least hundreds of thousands in lost revenue and attaches a stigma to their supporters. "Uefa is the only football body to ban a player for ten matches for racist behaviour - the most severe punishment level in the game. Believe me, Uefa is committed to doing everything it can to eliminate this disease from football. We cannot afford to be content with this; we must always strive to strengthen our resolve. "More broadly, the football family - everyone from administrators to players, coaches and fans - needs to work with governments and NGOs to wage war on the racists and to marginalise their abhorrent views to the fringes of society. "Football associations themselves cannot solve this problem. Governments too need to do more in this area. Only by working together in the name of decency and honour will we make progress."

Former national security adviser John Bolton was so disturbed by the efforts to get the Ukrainians to investigate President Donald Trump’s political opponents that he called it a “drug deal,” former White House official Fiona Hill reportedly told Congress on Monday. Hill, the former top Europe expert in Trump’s White House, testified that Bolton told her he wanted no part of the effort that involved acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, a person in the room for Hill’s testimony told NBC News. Bolton also was said to have referred to Rudy Giuliani as a "hand grenade." Giuliani has acknowledged in recent interviews that he had asked a Ukrainian prosecutor for information about former Vice President Joe Biden. The New York Times first reported details of Hill's testimony Monday night. Bolton was fired by Trump in September. Hill testified that Bolton told her to report the situation to the top lawyer at the National Security Council, John Eisenberg, according to the person in the room for Monday’s closed-door hearing. Hill told lawmakers she considered what was happening to be a clear counterintelligence risk to the United States, the individual in the room for Hill’s testimony told NBC News. Giuliani said that he was disappointed to learn about Bolton's reported comments. "I always liked and respected John," the president's personal attorney said after hearing about the testimony. "I’m very disappointed that his bitterness drives him to attack a friend falsely and in a very personal way. It’s really ironic that John Bolton is calling anyone else a hand grenade. When John is described by many as an atomic bomb."

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Richard and Shirley Reel, both in their 80s, left their Porter Ranch home with little time to spore Thursday evening, barely getting out before their house was fully engulfed in flames. The couple fled shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, before mandatory evacuation notices were announced in their neighborhood. They said they took less than 10 minutes to leave as flames from the Saddleridge fire ignited a palm tree in their backyard and fierce winds sent embers into their back window. “We started to go out the backyard and it was like it was raining fire,” said Richard Reel, 87. They returned Saturday to see the what was left of their home, the only one on the block on Eddleston Drive that was fully destroyed by fire. The timbers still stood but the inside of the two-story home was completely charred in almost every room. Two burned sofas smoldered on the sidewalk. Both were still wearing the clothes on Saturday that they left wearing on Thursday because the couple didn’t even have time to grab a change of clothes. Shirley Reel said she just carried her purse with some medicine. “We had to make a decision,” Shirley Reel said. “My husband said we got to get out of here and that’s what we did.”

Ramos' 168th cap also makes him Spain's record appearance maker, surpassing goalkeeper Iker Casillas.Saul Niguez's dipping second-half effort was cancelled out by Josh King's injury-time penalty to ruin Spain's 100% record in Group F.A draw in Sweden on Tuesday will secure Spain's qualification."All that is personal is a little secondary," said Ramos after the game. "I would have happily traded this 168th cap for a victory. It was not the case. But this record is a great reward after so many years and it's a great source of huge pride."I am emotional every time I put on this shirt. That will not change and I hope to continue doing so for many years." Spain looked to be heading for a seventh straight win in qualification until Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga brought down Omar Elabdellaoui. Bournemouth's King rolled home the spot-kick in the 94th minute to leave Norway in fourth place in Group F. Real Madrid's Ramos, 33, made his Spain debut in 2005 and is one of the last survivors of a golden era that won a World Cup and two European Championships. Ramos, who overtook Latvia's Vitalijs Astafjevs at the summit of Europe's outfield caps list, is now eight caps from matching Gianluigi Buffon's overall European record of 176 international appearances. The defender has some way to go if he wants to break the world record, however, with former Egypt midfielder Ahmed Hassan playing 184 times for his country between 1995 and 2012.

About digital representations of assets moving towards an era where every physical object has a digital representation in a database. This can be in the form of a certificate, a simple entry in a database or another form of digital footprint. In the past, this used to be the paper trail associated with the purchase of a car, a painting or any other type of asset. Today, digital is slowly replacing analog in most aspects of our life. Thanks to advances in cryptography, we are reaching a point where even ownership claims of a specific object don’t need to be a signed paper certificate anymore. This allows digitization to move to a new level. BigchainDB as a solution is suited perfectly to act as a digital asset registration and tracking tool. Using the example of the digital registration of a famous painting you own, in this tutorial you will learn how to register an asset on BigchainDB and how to digitally transfer the ownership of this asset to someone else. The example is for illustrative purposes. For a real life application, there would be additional components that would need to be included. Let’s get started! Setup Start by installing the official BigchainDB JavaScript driver, Python driver or Java driver: Bash: # JavaScript driver npm i bigchaindb-driver Bash: # Python driver pip install -U bigchaindb-driver Xml: <!-- Java driver, in pom.xml for Maven users --> <dependency> <groupId>com.bigchaindb</groupId> <artifactId>bigchaindb-driver</artifactId> <version>1.0</version> </dependency> Then, include that as a module and connect to any BigchainDB node. Js: const BigchainDB = require('bigchaindb-driver') const API_PATH = 'https://test.bigchaindb.com/api/v1/' const conn = new BigchainDB.Connection(API_PATH) Python: from bigchaindb_driver import BigchainDB conn = BigchainDB('https://test.bigchaindb.com') Java: BigchainDbConfigBuilder .baseUrl("https://test.bigchaindb.com/").setup(); Creation of a key pair: Before starting, you need to create a user in BigchainDB. In BigchainDB, users are represented as a private and public key pair. In our case, a key pair for Alice will be created. Alice will be the owner of the painting, and she will be the only one able to make changes to the digital representation of the painting. Using her public key, anyone can also verify that Alice is the owner of the painting. You can generate a key pair from a seed phrase using the BIP39 library, so you will just need to remember this particular seed phrase. The code below illustrates that. Js: const bip39 = require('bip39') const seed = bip39.mnemonicToSeed('seedPhrase').slice(0,32) const alice = new BigchainDB.Ed25519Keypair(seed) Python: from bigchaindb_driver.crypto import generate_keypair alice = generate_keypair() Java: net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.KeyPairGenerator edDsaKpg = new net.i2p.crypto.eddsa.KeyPairGenerator(); KeyPair alice = edDsaKpg.generateKeyPair(); Digital registration of an asset on BigchainDB: Now, let’s assume that Alice is extremely lucky and gets to acquire the famous painting Las Meninas by the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez at a fantastic price during an auction held by the Spanish museum museo nacional del prado. Now, she wants to ensure that she can digitally certify that she is the owner of this painting. For this reason, she wants to register the painting as an asset on BigchainDB to have an immutable claim. This corresponds to a CREATE transaction in BigchainDB. Using her key pair, Alice can create an asset on BigchainDB. In your case, the asset will represent an object in real life, namely the painting Las Meninas. This asset will live in BigchainDB forever and there is no possibility to delete it. The first step required is the definition of the asset field that represents the painting. This field contains the data about the asset that is immutable. It has a JSON format: Js: const painting = { name: 'Meninas', author: 'Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez', place: 'Madrid', year: '1656' } As a next step, you need to generate a CREATE transaction to link the defined asset to the user Alice. There are three steps to post this transaction in BigchainDB. First you create it, then sign it and then send it. There are different methods for each step. Here, we are illustrating one of them: Js: function createPaint() { // Construct a transaction payload const txCreatePaint = BigchainDB.Transaction.makeCreateTransaction( // Asset field { painting, }, // Metadata field, contains information about the transaction itself // (can be `null` if not needed) { datetime: new Date().toString(), location: 'Madrid', value: { value_eur: '25000000€', value_btc: '2200', } }, // Output. For this case we create a simple Ed25519 condition [BigchainDB.Transaction.makeOutput( BigchainDB.Transaction.makeEd25519Condition(alice.publicKey))], // Issuers alice.publicKey ) // The owner of the painting signs the transaction const txSigned = BigchainDB.Transaction.signTransaction(txCreatePaint, alice.privateKey) // Send the transaction off to BigchainDB conn.postTransactionCommit(txSigned) .then(res => { document.body.innerHTML += '<h3>Transaction created</h3>'; document.body.innerHTML += txSigned.id // txSigned.id corresponds to the asset id of the painting }) } Now Alice has digitally registered her painting on BigchainDB. Alice’s public key appears in the output, specifying that she is the owner of the painting. txSigned.id is an id that uniquely identifies your asset (your asset id). Note that the metadata field is used to record values along with the transaction (e.g. the price of the painting). This is a field that can be different in every transaction (as every transaction can have different metadata, because e.g. the price of the painting changes). Once a transaction ends up in a decided-valid block, it’s etched into stone. There’s no changing it, no deleting it. The asset is registered now and cannot be deleted. However, the usage of the metadata field allows you to do updates in the asset. For this, you can use TRANSFER transactions (with their arbitrary metadata) to store any type of information, including information that could be interpreted as changing an asset (if that’s how you want it to be interpreted).

Captain Virat Kohli scored an Indian record seventh Test double hundred as his side dominated day two of the second Test against South Africa.The hosts resumed on 273-3 and Kohli took his score from 63 to 254 not out as his side hit 601-5 before declaring. The only India wickets to fall on the second day in Pune were Ajinkya Rahane (58) and Ravindra Jadeja (91). South Africa lost Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma as they reached 36-3 at the close. Markram went without scoring as he was trapped leg before wicket by paceman Umesh Yadav, who also bowled fellow opener Elgar for six. Bavuma made eight before he was caught by keeper Wriddhiman Saha off pace bowler Mohammed Shami. Kohli's innings was his highest in the longer format of the game and saw him pass the six registered by Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. He is joint fourth on the all-time list, alongside England's Wally Hammond and Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene. Australian Sir Donald Bradman leads the list on 12, with Kumar Sangakkara second on 11 and West Indies' Brian Lara on nine. World number one ranked side India lead the three-match series after winning the first Test by 203 runs in Visakhapatnam.

More than a million Californians remained without power early Thursday after the state’s largest utility shut off electricity in an attempt to prevent windblown power lines from sparking devastating wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. began cutting power to customers shortly after midnight Wednesday in counties around Sacramento. The utility continued to cut power overnight into Thursday morning, affecting 234,000 customers in Alameda, Alpine, Contra Costa, Mariposa, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties. By early Thursday, PG&E had restored power to about 125,000 customers across the state, including 74,000 in Humboldt County. By sunrise, 600,000 customers were without electricity. That number was less than the projected 800,000 the utility had anticipated would lose power in the widespread outage. However, more areas could lose power during the day, depending on weather conditions. The utility is still considering cutting off about 4,000 customers in the southern portion of its coverage area in Kern County. Morning brought fierce winds to several counties in Northern California, the kind that bends treetops and causes cars to swerve. The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a red flag warning for much of the region, signaling northerly winds between 15 and 30 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph, and very low daytime humidity. The warning is in effect through Friday. The high winds and dry weather create ideal fire conditions, authorities warn, with the potential to transform a spark into a raging inferno. PG&E fears windblown electrical lines could spark fires if power is not cut. The utility has warned that some customers may be in the dark for up to five days, even after the winds subside, as the utility checks equipment and repairs fallen lines before restoring electricity. The PG&E blackout marks the largest power shutoff to date as California utilities attempt to reduce the risk of wildfires that have charred thousands of acres, caused billions of dollars in damage and spurred cries for widespread change in how electricity is delivered over the state’s aging grid. Equipment malfunctions have been tied to some of the state’s most destructive and deadliest fires, including the 2017 wine country blazes and last year’s Camp fire, which devastated the town of Paradise and killed 85 people. In January, PG&E filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, anticipating multibillion-dollar legal claims stemming from the Camp fire, which also destroyed nearly 14,000 homes. A month later, officials at the utility acknowledged that its equipment probably sparked that blaze. At a news conference Wednesday evening, PG&E officials signaled that these types of massive shut-offs during fire season might be the new normal. Sumeet Singh, vice president of PG&E’s community wildfire safety program, said customers should anticipate similar shutdowns in the future until the utility has finished its wildfire safety plann “unless the weather changes significantly and the vegetation condition and the fuel-loading condition, and land and the forest management changes significantly within the state.” “We understand that this power shutoff is difficult for our customers and communities. Please check on your neighbors, friends and family and know that we will work safely, and quickly as possible, to restore power across the region,” Singh said. The power shut-offs have prompted backlash, with some residents saying they create a whole new set of dangers as they try to keep up with news about fires. Critics worry that communications and evacuations will be hampered when the power is out, especially if traffic signals don’t work and cellphone service is affected. There also is concern about how those with health issues who rely on electrically powered medical equipment to stay alive will cope without power. Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) said Thursday he sent a letter to the state Public Utilities Commission asking the panel to conduct a review of how PG&E decided which areas should lose power and how the blackouts were implemented. “Many questions remain unanswered as the state reels from the consequences of this decision by PG&E, chief among them why is PG&E alone in making this decision?” Hill wrote to the commission. The outage prompted UC Berkeley to cancel classes for a second consecutive day. School officials say some buildings are running on generator power for “life safety, animal care and support of critical research infrastructure.” However, the generators cannot power the entire campus. The Oakland Zoo also remained closed after the region lost power overnight. The zoo had closed ahead of the planned blackout, and staff rushed out to purchase additional generators to power exhibits for animal safety. The gas they have will power the generators for about four days, Darren Minier, assistant director of animal care, told the San Francisco Chronicle. In Southern California, residents have anxiously watched how the power shut-downs have affected other parts of the state, wondering if it was a glimpse of what was to come for them. Southern California Edison said Thursday that it still was considering preventive power outages across its service area. Given the strong Santa Ana winds forecast for the area, the utility said, power could be cut off to more than 173,000 customers in parts of nine counties in Southern and Central California: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, Ventura, Kern, Tulare, Inyo and Mono. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said there were no plans to shut off power to residents in L.A. because the city is highly urbanized, with fewer wildfire-prone areas and an “extensive fire-suppression infrastructure.” Times staff writers Anita Chabria and Patrick McGreevy contributed to this report.

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An intentional shut-off by Pacific Gas & Electric, the largest utility in the state, could affect as many as 800,000 customers. Large swaths of central and Northern California were expected to be without electricity on Wednesday as the state’s largest utility planned to cut power as a safety precaution. The utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, said that around 800,000 customers would be affected in stages, from the doorstep of Silicon Valley to the foothills of the Sierra. Extreme winds are expected on Wednesday and Thursday. Peak wildfire season has arrived in California, with a combination of high winds and low humidity creating conditions for potentially catastrophic fires. Pacific Gas & Electric says it is proactively shutting off power to prevent its equipment from sparking a blaze. The company has been found responsible for dozens of wildfires in recent years, including the state’s deadliest, an inferno in and around the town of Paradise last November that killed 86 people. Over the summer the utility turned off power to less-po[CENSORED]ted areas in Northern California, but this is by far the most extensive shut-off the company has carried out, affecting large parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. More than half of all counties in California — 34 out of 58 — are expected to be affected by the power cut, according to PG&E, one of the country’s largest utilities. PG&E anticipates that it will begin turning power back on starting Thursday, when winds subside, But re-energizing power lines is a tricky process, even after the winds subside. Sumeet Singh, a PG&E vice president, said in a briefing Tuesday night that technicians will need to inspect “every inch” of line before restoring power. That could take as long as five days, he said. Shoppers emptied supermarket shelves of batteries, water and other essentials on Wednesday while power was still on. The East Bay Municipal Utility District, a water utility, said its pumping capacity would be affected by the shut-off and urged its customers to minimize water use and turn off their irrigation systems. Cities are positioning traffic officers near large intersections to direct traffic. In Oakland, all police officers were ordered to report for duty on Wednesday. Officials said they were concerned about older residents with conditions that required medical equipment. Stores in Northern California reported higher-than-usual sales of gasoline generators over the summer. PG&E established around 30 facilities stocked with bottled water and outlets to charge electronic devices.

A statue of former Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been built in his hometown in Sweden. The bronze structure, commissioned by the Swedish FA, was unveiled in front of hundreds of fans outside Malmo's stadium on Tuesday. "No matter where you come from, where you are, no matter what you look like, the statue is the symbol that anything is possible," said Ibrahimovic. The 38-year-old scored 62 goals in 116 games for Sweden between 2001 and 2016. The statue, created by Swedish artist Peter Linde, is 8ft 9in tall and weighs almost 500kg. Ibrahimovic started his career with Malmo before going on to play for Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris St-Germain and United. He moved to the United States to play in the MLS in 2018. Former England captain David Beckham, Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool's Egypt striker Mohamed Salah have been honoured with statues. There is also an Ibrahimovic effigy at the Grevin wax museum in Paris.

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Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is "angry" and "fed up" at the Spanish giants and wants to leave the club, according to BBC Radio 5 Live's Guillem Balague. Bale had been set to join Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning on a three-year contract in the summer - earning a reported £1m a week - but Real cancelled the deal because they wanted a transfer fee. In July, Real manager Zinedine Zidane said "we hope he leaves soon", a comment to which Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett replied: "Zidane is a disgrace - he shows no respect for a player that has done so much for Real Madrid." Bale has won four Champions Leagues, one La Liga title, a Copa del Rey and three Uefa Super Cups and Club World Cups during his time at Real, scoring more than 100 goals. After the collapse of his move to China, the 30-year-old Wales international pulled out of a pre-season game in Munich - understood to be because he was not in the right mental state to play. He has returned to the Real team this season, scoring twice in seven matches as they have moved to the top of La Liga. But he was left out of the squad for last week's Champions League game against Club Bruges, before returning to the starting line-up for the 4-2 win against Granada on Saturday. Why did Real fall out of love with Bale? "Gareth Bale is fed up," said Balague. "He can do this no longer. At a time when he began to stand out, knowing that as he plays matches his fitness would be sharpened, he suddenly had to watch the game against Bruges in the stands. Nobody knows why. "He is angry, confused. When Zidane returned to the club, he decided he did not want Bale, without anyone having offered a clear reasoning. "Bale was told that Zidane, with whom he has a professional relationship, had made an unequivocal decision and was preparing for his departure. "His agent, Jonathan Barnett, set out to find him alternative options, but Bale preferred - ahead of any other possibility - to remain at the club. "What the Welshman does not quite understand is why the doors were opened, and then they did not let him go. Madrid agreed not to charge a transfer fee to the Chinese side Jiangsu Suning, but ultimately they backed down because they believed that another Chinese team were willing to pay a large amount for James Rodriguez, a rumour that ended up being false. "Bale has played well in recent weeks - partly because he is angry - in response to the distance and coldness with which the coach treats him, and he has finally rebelled at his situation. "It is said that he likes golf more than football, and it is true that he does not live the profession with the intensity of others, either on or off the pitch. "He only asks for minutes to be able to give his best and to be able to offer goals to the team, something they lack. "Leaving him out of the game against Bruges is difficult to understand, and has been the last straw. "For the first time since he arrived at Real Madrid in the summer of 2013, the Welshman wants to leave. He feels that it is not fair what is being done with him.

Pilgrim: Faith as a Weapon is a 1997 adventure video game, written by Paulo Coelho, who wrote The Pilgrimage, the novel on which the game is based. Pilgrim has been described as a "commercial cultural heritage game" and "graphic interactive fiction". It is the premiere title of Arxel Tribe and the first in The Paulo Coelho trilogy, which also includes The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin (1999) and The Secrets of Alamut (2001). The game is loosely based on Paulo Coelho's 1987 autobiographical novel The Pilgrimage. It is a time of superstition and religious persecution, where Catharism reigns supreme. Set at the beginning of the Albigensian Crusade (1208) in the south of France, the story sees Simon Lancroix aim to complete his dying father's wishes by finding a secret manuscript and delivering it to a friend named Petrus. It is revealed that this is actually a Coptic manuscript that a renegade Templar brought back from the Crusades; it is believed to be the lost Gospel of Saint Jean. This manuscript is passed around to various characters in different locations. Meanwhile, Pope Innocent III orders the inquisitor, Diego de Osma, to retrieve the manuscript. Mystical creatures such as angels and demons also become entangled in the battle. The first half of the game sees the player complete a series of tasks to help other characters. They in turn help the player. Halfway through the game, the player meets Petrus. He reveals that the player's father was the leader of a fictional religious sect called "The Tradition", which aims to bring an absolute truth that no other religion can. From this point the game covers symbolic, spiritual, and supernatural philosophies such as dreams, peace, compassion, love, salvation, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, growing up and giving up, and re-learning what we knew as children; the final scene takes place in Limbo. Pilgrim is a first-person point-and-click adventure. Players click through a series of static frames—a slideshow of pre-rendered 3D environments—to move around. The player is not free of their movements and must often strategically click screen points in a certain order to reach a destination. The cursor becomes an arrow to indicate a possible movement, and a click transitions the player to the next location. It is possible to die in the game; one cause of death includes the player failing to accomplish certain time-dependent challenges. If the player dies they are returned to the beginning of the latest checkpoint, often after a cutscene. There are also two unwinnable states. One of them occurs if the player gives all their money to a beggar in Toulouse, in spite of needing it to go past the very next door. The player is encouraged to "save early, save often". The game's final puzzle has been described as "no less than an exam about what you're supposed to have learned". The game comes with two discs, which are required to install the game; regardless of where the player is Disc 1 must be inserted every time they boot up the game. The "Inventory" interface has three elements. "Bag" is used for acquired items The number of items and the weight a player can carry are limited. "People" contains the characters the player has encountered, knows about, or wants information on. "Items" has the objects which have been seen or heard about but not acquired. "People" and "Items" of interest can be brought up as topics of conversation with others. To use an item in "Bag", the player clicks on it to activate it (it then has a yellow box around it), then clicks "View". To offer a topic of discussion, the player clicks on an item in the "People" or "Items" tabs to activate it. They then click on a character in the "View" screen to talk about it. The puzzles require both reflection and patience. The "Bag" items and the clues within the "Encyclopedia" can be applied and mani[CENSORED]ted to solve puzzles thereby advancing the story. The latter is similar to how the Chronopedia in used in the Broderbund adventure game Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time. The game has a hint system to provide clues for the more obscure puzzles. The entries in the in-game "Encyclopedia" have been described as "spartan", consisting exclusively of text. Sometimes when a character mentions a topic that is available in the "Encyclopedia" during a conversation. A keyword will appear on the screen which may then be clicked to bring up the corresponding entry. While not required, this feature allows the player to delve deeper into the interesting historical nuggets featured throughout the game. The player has an in-game notebook, into which they may copy-paste extracts from the "Encyclopedia".